History

The History department aims to provide students with an opportunity to study the events of the past so that they may better understand their own future. This is encapsulated best in the words of our former Prime Minister, Winston Churchill:

“The farther back you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.”

Students are consistently challenged to develop the understanding that the events of history and their knowledge of them can have a dramatic impact on their own lives as they create their own history.

Students enjoy a variety of different learning activities in lessons and are given the opportunity to attend educational visits both inside the UK and overseas that aim to enhance their understanding of the subject.

YEARS 7 - 8

In Key Stage 3, Year 7 students take part in a three week ‘Skills in History’ Programme designed to prepare them for the subject content that they will receive but also reinforce some of the key aspects taught during Primary History. This course includes:

Understanding Chronology

Using Historical Sources

Understanding Bias

Investigation within History

Throughout Year 7, students will learn about the following:

the development of Church, state and society in Medieval Britain 1066-1509

the development of Church, state and society in Britain 1509-1745

The Key Stage 3Year 8 curriculum examines key events and themes after the year 1745, and is split into the following two sections:

ideas, political power, industry and empire: Britain, 1745-1901

challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world 1901 to the present day

YEARS 9 - 11

At Key Stage 4 students study WJEC/EDUQAS GCSE History. GCSE History is split up into four units: USA 1930-2000, Germany 1919-1945, Elizabethan England 1558-1603, and Development of Leisure c500-present.